Have you ever had a relationship where there was an unspoken connection or bond? And that bond influenced your life?
I’ve been fortunate to have at least three of these bonds and I’m excited that I have the opportunity to reconnect with each of them next month.
If you asked me a year ago what was a hashtag, a tweet or a retweet, I would have looked at you blankly.
As a member of the CPRS Edmonton chapter, I decided to attend a luncheon in December 2008 that focused on the topic of social media. Walter Schwabe of fusedlogic was the guest speaker. Schwabe said one line that sold me on Twitter – (to paraphrase) if you aren’t on it, you are out of the game.
While listening to Stuart McLean on the Vinyl Cafe today, I was struck by the image of how families used to gather around the breakfast table reading newspapers.
McLean posed the question, “Are we all on the same page?” in his “In Praise of Newspapers” piece. He made a great point when newspapers were king, everyone was reading the same front page and this was a key connection to building a community.
If you listen carefully, you’ll hear the word ‘community’ at least once during the course of your day. Is the word overused? Or does it have a different meaning for each individual?
For myself, community means connection. Connecting with people through communication.